So far, so good. The House falls from the GOP’s grip. The Senate may end up with 49 Republicans. Fingers crossed for Jon Tester in Montana. Fingers crossed less tightly for Jim Webb in Virginia—it looks like he’s also headed for a recount, but his numbers look better than Tester’s. Also, he’s probably the most conservative, military-infused Democrat running this fall. He’s a ton better than Allen, but that’s not saying much. Let’s hope he doesn’t stray too far from the Democratic caucus.
Lieberman. Grrrrr …
Addendum 1:07 pm: Maybe Lieberman will get a new job—as Secretary of Defense under his beloved George W. Bush. Good-bye, Rummy!
Addendum 1:15 pm: Too late—it’s going to former spook Robert Gates. But it’s incredible how little time it took Dr. Frist to retool his toolhood:
Washington must now work together in a bipartisan way—Republicans and Democrats—to outline the path to success in Iraq.
“… must now work together …” (emphasis added). Good old Dan Froomkin calls that a “neck-snapping reversal from the savage smearing of Democrats as troop-hating terrorist-appeasing cowards that continued right up until last night.” It is indeed.
Update 2006.11.21: Webb has been a pleasant surprise so far—an economic populist first and foremost, front and center. Billmon has the details, including an excerpt from Webb’s Wall Street Journal op-ed from last week.
